UA Grad Students Help Train Haitian Teachers
Students from The University of Alabama College of Education helped lead teacher professional development in two communities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Researchers to Study Olympic Viewing Habits during Winter Games
Drs. Andrew Billings and Kenon Brown were awarded one of only seven grants given by the International Olympic Committee to study mobile and second-screen media use for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
UA Grad Student Channels Love of Mysteries into Cyber Future
Sherlock Holmes’ witticisms, sharp intellect and investigative prowess have spawned many incarnations of the iconic fictional character. With each story, viewers and readers are immersed in the intricacies of detective work. For children like Kevin Poorman, the fantasies were endless.
RISE Graduation Celebrates Community, Love Times Two
Eighteen students will graduate at RISE’s annual commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Stallings Center on The University of Alabama campus.
Travel Clinic Offers Vaccines, Info for International Travel
A newly launched Travel Clinic offers vaccines, medication and education needed by faculty, staff and their families prior to international travel.
Student Designers Use Elephant as Symbol of Tradition
Two UA soon-to-be graduates used the elephant as a symbol of tradition in T-shirt designs that are being sold online.
UA Astronomer Offers Safety Tips for Viewing Solar Eclipse
Astronomers at The University of Alabama urge people to view the phases of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse safely by not looking directly at the sun.
Devotion to National, Religious Symbol Alleviates Stress of Immigration
Mexican immigrants living in a rural Mississippi county and who are highly devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe coped better with immigration-related stress than those less devoted to the religious, Mexican symbol, according to a study by anthropologists at The University of Alabama.
Low Birth Weights in Blacks Tied to Racial Identity, Mom’s Age
A UA researcher examines the role of racial identity and acculturation on birth weight of black infants.
UA Doctoral Student Earns Social Work Research Fellowship
A University of Alabama doctoral student has received a $17,900 fellowship award to help fund dissertation research of HIV health and health care payer types.